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Coroner IDs man, 52, fatally shot near Las Vegas Strip

Clark County coroner's office (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye)
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By Alexis Egeland Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 6, 2019 - 6:59 pm
 

The Clark County coroner’s office identified a 52-year-old man who was fatally shot just west of the Strip on Monday afternoon.

Anthony Erickson died of a gunshot wound to the back of the head on the 3100 block of Valley View Boulevard, according to the coroner. His death was ruled a homicide.

Police were called around 1 p.m. Monday after a report of a shooting. Erickson was taken to University Medical Center, where he died.

Contact Alexis Egeland at aegeland@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexis_egeland on Twitter.

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